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Teen Drivers

Published on
Oct 17, 2022
Decades-long research from CHOP informed the implementation of the Virtual Driving Assessment program in CHOP’s Care Network.

Our Driving after Concussion study needs the help of both healthy and recently concussed teen partners in our research to understand how concussion affects driving behaviors in teens.

Advancing the safety of children, youth, and young adults by facilitating scientific inquiry into childhood and young adult injuries and translating these findings into commercial applications and public education programs for preventing future injuries.

Published on
Sep 11, 2020
This week’s roundup features research exploring the value of well care as voiced by Black adolescent males and their parents. This and more In The News.
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Jan 13, 2017
The year is off to a great start, with plenty of research news to report. This biweekly installment of In the News describes a new study in the emerging field of lymphatics, shares an editorial on advancements in neonatology, and highlights research to keep teen drivers safe.
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Nov 11, 2016
It has been a whirlwind week for most Americans, so if you need to break away from political news to catch up with your science news, you've come to the right place. This installment of In the News starts with an important study for patients with rare primary immunodeficiency diseases at risk of side effects from the rubella vaccine. Next,
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Oct 14, 2016
Research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reaches all corners of the world. This week's In the News takes us on the road with new teen driving safety research findings. Next, we visit school cafeterias for National School Lunch Week. And then we're off to Dubai for a symposium on special education. Keep going to read more research news on
Published on
Jun 10, 2015
Many newly licensed teen drivers do not know how to drive, according to a study by researchers at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Apr 13, 2015
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD spoke to Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE Radio about a series of meetings at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on preventing teen accidents and driving safety.
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Jun 25, 2014
When a teen learning to drive sits behind the wheel with sweaty palms, it is often up to the parent to keep their child calm and focused on the road. But how can parents prepare to steer these driving lessons in the right direction?